1989 Pro Set #220 Dan Marino

Although it’s a title he’d rather not have, Dan Marino is the greatest quarterback who never won a Super Bowl.

Marino possessed an unbelievable combination of arm strength and accuracy that allowed him to put up statistics far ahead of his time.

During his breakout season in 1984, Marino became the first quarterback to throw for more than 5,000 yards (5,084).

It would take 34 years before Drew Brees became the next player to eclipse that mark when he threw for 5,069 yards in 2008 and another three after that when Brees broke Marino’s record in 2011 with 5,476 yards.

Marino also threw for 48 touchdowns in 1984, and that record stood for thirty years until Peyton Manning threw for 49 in 2004.

So why couldn’t Dan Marino and the Miami Dolphins ever get over the Super Bowl hump?

Inconsistent offensive line play, poor defenses and all-or-nothing mistakes were usually the culprits and the 1989 season was no different.

In 1989, Marino was sacked on an NFL-worst 1.8% of his dropbacks and the defense ranked 22nd in the league.

In 16 starts during the 1989 season, Marino completed 58.4% of his passes while throwing for 3,997 yards, 24 touchdowns, and a league-worst 22 interceptions.

Miami finished 8-8 and out of the playoffs for the fourth-straight year.